A friar is a Catholic man who belongs to a religious order and, in the past especially, lived very poorly and travelled about teaching Christianity, rather than staying shut away. Famous groups include Franciscans and Dominicans.

A friar friar（托缽修士） is是指 a Catholic man一位天主教男性 who belongs to a religious order屬於某個修會 and, in the past especially尤其是以前 lived very poorly過著非常清貧的生活 and travelled about teaching Christianity四處奔走傳教 rather than staying shut away而不是關在修院裡 Famous groups著名的修會 include包括 Franciscans and Dominicans方濟會和道明會

English often contrasts friars with monks: a monk’s home is a monastery, and the tidy school picture is that he stays there; a friar’s calling was to go among people. Though actually, real history is messier — some monks left the house, some friars settled — but the old difference still shapes how the words are taught.

English英語裡 often contrasts friars with monks常把friar和monk（隱修士）拿來對比： a monk's home is a monastery隱修士的家是修道院 and the tidy school picture is而課本上簡單的說法是 that he stays there他會待在裡面 a friar's calling was而friar的使命 to go among people是走入人群 Though actually不過事實上 real history is messier真實的歷史更複雜 some monks left the house有些隱修士離開了修道院 some friars settled有些托缽修士則定居下來—— but但 the old difference still shapes how the words are taught這個舊有的區別仍然影響著這兩個字的教法

Today you may still meet friars, though the wandering-poor picture belongs more to history and to stories. The word feels slightly old or church-bookish in everyday talk.

Today今天 you may still meet friars你還是可能遇到friar though the wandering-poor picture不過那種到處行腳、清貧的形象 belongs more to history and to stories比較屬於歷史和故事 The word這個字 feels slightly old or church-bookish in everyday talk在日常對話裡感覺有點古老或教會書卷氣

It is not a general word for any priest.

It is not a general word它不是一個泛稱 for any priest可以用來指任何神父的字